The countdown for returning to Australia is officially on. As I write this, Tom and I have just under six weeks before we board our flight from Seattle, bound for home. It’s equal parts upsetting and exciting, and for the past few months I’ve been bouncing back and forwards between the two emotions like a […]
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Expat Escapades January 2017
They say how you ring in the new year sets the tone for the year ahead. If that’s true, I’m in for one jazzy twelve months. When the clock struck midnight on January 1st 2017, I was deep below the city of London, at a 1940s themed party in an old bomb shelter. Totally out […]
A year of adventure: 2016 in review
2016, what a year. What a blast! Tom and I travelled much more than I initially thought was possible with our workloads and busy schedules: to the Final Frontier, SoCal, The Windy City, Bourbon Country and the Big Apple. We celebrated our anniversary of living in the USA. I climbed more mountains than ever before, camped […]
Expat Escapades December 2016
December brought a month of cheer with family visitors and adventures both in Washington and abroad. The snow I’d so eagerly awaited in November arrived with a vengeance – we were gifted with many snow days throughout the month, and only once had to push my car out of the cul-de-sac (lesson learned: two wheel drives […]
Reflections after one year in the USA
It’s crazy to think that just one year ago, we were hurriedly packing up our lives and apartment in Newcastle, NSW. Eagerly awaiting our flight to Seattle despite sad ‘see you laters’ with family and friends. A nervous buzz hung in the air as we embarked on a two year adventure that was largely unwritten. One […]
Expat Escapades: February 2016
From Whistler to Mt Baker to Anacortes to Mt Baker, to the San Juan Islands to Mt Baker. February kept me planted firmly in the Pacific Northwest. The theme for the month was certainly snow – and spending as much time in it as possible before spring comes to life. As winter draws to a […]